eCARTO News capture the latest cartographic news and developments from around the world. If you have any general cartography items of interest then please email them to David Fraser, editor of eCARTO News.
Cartography – Origins
- The Origin of the Word ‘Cartography’ – e-perimetron.org
- The Most Likely Origin of Each of the Continent’s Names – bellerbyandco.com
Industry News
- Sony scoops up gesture tech firm Softkinetic – wired.co.uk
- Apple buys 11 map startups — but still trails Google – cnn.com
- Apple grows operations in Lund, Sweden for work on ‘advanced mapping technology’ – appleinsider.com
- Nokia sale of Here to automakers expected to close in first-quarter of 2016 – rcrwireless.com
- 5 New Travel Startups Giving Mapping a Fresh Perspective – skift.com
- Inside Uber’s Mission to Give Its Drivers the Ultimate App – wired.com
- 6° Simposio Iberoamericano de Historia de la Cartografía (6siahc) – 6siahc.cl
Mapping Applications
- This guy is mapping the highest trail on earth – redbull.com
- Mapping the World’s Winners and Losers from China Trade – foreignpolicy.com
- Internet map shines a light on capacity and security – gcn.com
- Mapping murder around the globe – pbs.org
- Mapping London’s gangs – metro.co.uk
Mobile Mapping Systems
- Global Mobile Mapping System Market – Trends and Forecasts (2015-2020) – prnewswire.com
- Vehicle navigation systems mapping a better way to get around – metronews.ca
- Mitsubishi Electric Introduces EMIRAI3 xAUTO Automated Driving Concept Car – businesswire.com
- Police renew appeal for cyclists to protect personal information on ride-sharing sites – cyclingweekly.co.uk
- Government Aeronautical Charting Analyst – indeed.com
Indoor Mapping
- Indoor Mapping Project Attracts Funding from Google – ischool.syr.edu
- Wi-Fi-connected Roomba 980 maps a better route – gizmag.com
Cartographic Resources & Education
- Eight Stunning Maps That Changed Cartography – wired.com
- Take your terrain mapping to new heights – esri.com
- We have no idea how big the US coastline really is – businessinsider.com.au
- OpenStreetMap just got a big boost thanks to Maps.me – thenextweb.com
- What Digital Mapping Projects Reveal About Higher Education – pcmag.com
- On-line free GEOmedia magazine – rivistageomedia.it
- The True Size – thetruesize.com
- Jonathan Russell Clark on Plotted: A Literary Atlas – lareviewofbooks.org
- Map Projection Distortions (In honour of Rod Deakin) – galleryofmapprojections.com
- Gallery of Map Projections – galleryofmapprojections.com
Cartography for the Environment
- Report of the Working Group on Marine Habitat Mapping – ices.dk
- Mapping 100 Years of Earthquakes, in 3-D – citylab.com
- Google brings its air-mapping Street View cars to California – theverge.com
- Map tool to help NParks manage green spaces better – todayonline.com
- Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves Could Double by 2050, Dramatically Increasing Sea Level Rise – ecowatch.com
Technologies for Mapping
- Flight, camera, action – lily.camera
- Laser surveys light up open data – environmentagency.blog.gov.uk
- Drone plots a map through uneven terrain, which walking robot then follows – gizmag.com
- Laser mapping the California forests – aljazeera.com
- Samsung Gear S2 review – theverge.com
- Murfreesboro To Begin Drone Training – newschannel5.com
- Mapping a Valley with Earth’s 5-Billion Year Journey – thecreatorsproject.vice.com
Cartography and Research
- Locative Media and Identity – sgo.sagepub.com
- Engineers develop sonar navigation, mapping system for unmanned aircraft – phys.org
- Forest-mapping instrument for space station passes major milestone – phys.org
- This Young Startup Built a Futuristic Vest That Could Help Deaf People Hear – mic.com
- Postdoctoral Research Associate – jobs.ac.uk
Opinion
- The Last Unmapped Places On Earth – bbc.com
- Google Maps vs. MapQuest – Which Online Mapping Service To Use? – neurogadget.com
- What Rivers Teach Us About Transport Networks – citymetric.com
- How official mapmakers keep up with a world that won’t stand still – washingtonpost.com
- CartoTalk – cartotalk.com
- How to Make Maps and Influence People – nationalgeographic.com
History Mapping
- Making Connections Between the World’s Newest and Oldest Maps – citylab.com
- Pre-Digital Cartography Is Still Key To ‘Mapping’ Human History – forbes.com
- Data visualization and cartography from before the digital age – visualoop.com
- 18th-Century Maps of Central Europe – lib.uchicago.edu
- On the Origin and Evolution of Portolan Charts – ciuhct.org
- Great Escapes: The story of MI9’s Second World War Escape and Evasion Maps – amazon.com
- Mapping the Second World War: The History of the War Through Maps From 1939 to 1945 – amazon.com
- Maps: charting and changing the world – in pictures – theguardian.com
Cartography – The Products
- Sadtopographies – instagram.com
- New interactive map shows how rising seas will swallow US cities – sciencealert.com
- Statistical Abstract of Israel – Maps – Annual Data – cbs.gov.il
- Map Shows Every US School Shooting Since 2013 – voanews.com
- The Future of Global Development, Mapped – citylab.com
- Hundreds of dots go into the shoreline of single map – instagram.com
Urban Mapping
- Mapping the city: we took a ride in the car taking 650,000 pictures of London – timeout.com
- BMC wrap noise pollution mapping in Suburban Mumbai – iamin.in
- Tesla is mapping the Earth, ’cause your GPS won’t cut it for self-driving cars – mashable.com
Imagery
- 2D Feature mapping from High Resolution Satellite images – directionsmag.com
- Bluesky Completes Aerial Mapping Project for UK Utilities – gpsworld.com
- Dwarf Planet’s Weirdly Mysterious Surface Mapped: Photos – discovery.com
- Interactive Map of Mars – dailymail.co.uk
- Teledyne Optech showing economical options for airborne lidar bathymetry at OCEANS ’15 – directionsmag.com
- China’s hi-res mapping satellite sends back more visual data – wantchinatimes.com
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